Thanks to this all-in-one device your scanner lies at your fingertips all day long! Just press the scan button on the side of the mouse swipe it in any direction on a paper document and watch text and images appear instantaneously on your computer screen. It's that simple. When you're not scanning it works just as a regular mouse. Scan many different types from letters to books newspapers office documents handwritten notes children drawings or even architectural blueprints the IRIScan Mouse scans anything up to A4! After scanning your document simply drag and drop it into Word Excel Outlook or any text editing application. Your scans will be retyped instantly ready to be edited! Even better your documents can be instantly saved as fully searchable PDF files. The embedded OCR technology recognizes over 130 languages including Asian languages and Arabic!